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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

Pebble watch crowd-funding via Wikipedia Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. Professionals maintain that there is plenty of money and equity for qualified startups, and funding marginal startups via […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
2 Nov 2014
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Where would I go to invest in startups or emerging companies?

The first question you need to ask is “What country are you in?” and the second is “Are you an Accredited Investor by that country’s standards?” If we’re talking about the US and you are NOT at the Accredited level ($1 million in investable assets, or $200,000 annual income), then for the moment you are actually not allowed to […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
30 Oct 2014
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Digital.NYC: The First Ecosystem Hub

On October 1st, 2014, after more than two years of partnership and development, Gust proudly joined the Mayor of the City of New York and IBM in announcing the launch of Digital.NYC, NYC’s new official hub for tech and startups. In the first 36 hours, mentions of the hub were viewed more than 42 million times […]
Justin Cina
Justin Cina , Marketing Director , GUST INC.
29 Oct 2014
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Bootstrapping Organic Growth Makes Startup Sense

Image via Flickr from Food For Thought album When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
27 Oct 2014
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Which books would you recommend to a VC analyst-associate?

The Business of Venture Capital Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur Mastering the VC Game A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms Term Sheets & Valuations A Line […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
26 Oct 2014
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